BE HEARD in the Workplace Act

3.0.0 3219 2022-12-30T02:34:27Z 2023-01-02T06:33:37Z Senate S 2021-11-17 117 sshr00 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2021-11-17T17:56:36Z BE HEARD in the Workplace Act 117 5994 HR 2022-11-01 Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties. Identical bill CRS 2021-11-17 sshr00 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. IntroReferral 2021-11-17 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress M001111 Sen. Murray, Patty [D-WA] Patty Murray D WA N H001042 Sen. Hirono, Mazie K. [D-HI] Mazie Hirono D HI K. 2021-11-17 True B001230 Sen. Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI] Tammy Baldwin D WI 2021-11-17 True B001277 Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT] Richard Blumenthal D CT 2021-11-17 True B001288 Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ] Cory Booker D NJ 2021-11-17 True B000944 Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH] Sherrod Brown D OH 2021-11-17 True C000141 Sen. Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD] Ben Cardin D MD 2021-11-17 True C001070 Sen. Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA] Bob Casey D PA 2021-11-17 True G000555 Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY] Kirsten Gillibrand D NY E. 2021-11-17 True D000622 Sen. Duckworth, Tammy [D-IL] Tammy Duckworth D IL 2021-11-17 True D000563 Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] Richard Durbin D IL J. 2021-11-17 True K000384 Sen. Kaine, Tim [D-VA] Timothy Kaine D VA M. 2021-11-17 True M000133 Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA] Edward Markey D MA J. 2021-11-17 True M001176 Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR] Jeff Merkley D OR 2021-11-17 True L000570 Sen. Lujan, Ben Ray [D-NM] Ben Lujan D NM R. 2021-11-17 True K000367 Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN] Amy Klobuchar D MN 2021-11-17 True P000145 Sen. Padilla, Alex [D-CA] Alex Padilla D CA 2021-11-17 True R000608 Sen. Rosen, Jacky [D-NV] Jacklyn Rosen D NV 2021-11-17 True S000033 Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT] Bernard Sanders I VT 2021-11-17 True V000128 Sen. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD] Chris Van Hollen D MD 2021-11-17 True W000817 Sen. Warren, Elizabeth [D-MA] Elizabeth Warren D MA A. 2021-11-17 True W000779 Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR] Ron Wyden D OR 2021-11-17 True Labor and Employment Labor and Employment

00 2021-11-17 Introduced in Senate 2021-12-02T14:08:32Z Bringing an End to Harassment by Enhancing Accountability and Rejecting Discrimination in the Workplace Act or the BE HEARD in the Workplace Act

This bill expands protections against discrimination and harassment in the workplace and raises the minimum wage for tipped employees.

Specifically, the bill (1) makes it an unlawful employment practice to discriminate against an individual in the workplace based on sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy, childbirth, a medical condition related to pregnancy or childbirth, or a sex stereotype; and (2) provides a statutory definition for what constitutes workplace harassment. Further, these protections apply to all workplaces, regardless of size, and to all workers, including independent contractors, interns, volunteers, and trainees.

The bill prohibits employers from entering into contracts or agreements with workers that contain certain nondisparagement or nondisclosure clauses and prohibits certain predispute arbitration agreements and postdispute agreements. It also establishes grant programs to (1) prevent and respond to workplace discrimination and harassment, (2) provide legal assistance for low-income workers, and (3) establish a system of legal advocacy in states to protect the rights of workers.

The bill further provides employees the right to retain their tips and it increases, in specified annual increments, the minimum wage for tipped employees to match the federal minimum wage for nontipped employees.

Additionally, the bill requires the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission to provide specified training and resource materials, establish and convene a harassment prevention task force, and establish an Office of Education and Outreach with regard to prohibited discrimination and harassment in employment.

The bill also requires specified studies, reports, and research on prohibited workplace harassment.

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BE HEARD in the Workplace Act Display Title BE HEARD in the Workplace Act Short Title(s) as Introduced BE HEARD in the Workplace Act Introduced in Senate IS Short Title(s) as Introduced Bringing an End to Harassment by Enhancing Accountability and Rejecting Discrimination in the Workplace Act Introduced in Senate IS Official Title as Introduced A bill to prevent discrimination and harassment in employment. Introduced in Senate IS Introduced in Senate 2021-11-17T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-117s3219is/xml/BILLS-117s3219is.xml 2021-11-17 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.